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Vancouver police say there will be no charges against a cyclist or a driver involved in a fight that was captured on video and widely viewed on social media.

VPD spokesman Sgt. Randy Fincham said police were called out to a case of road rage at around 4 p.m. on Friday at Dunsmuir and Burrard streets in downtown Vancouver.

Video and photographs have gone viral on Facebook and YouTube. This video is from Vancity Buzz.

Fincham said the driver and cyclist got in an argument over right of way on the Dunsmuir bike lane and “allegedly the cyclist reached in to the driver’s car and grabbed some personal belongings.”

The cyclist then rode away, he said, and the driver pursued, got out of his car and began a physical altercation with the cyclist in an attempt to get his property back.

Police are not disclosing what the items are that the cyclist allegedly took from the car.

When police arrived, some passersby had broken up the fight and were holding the two men apart from each other.

Police have spoken to the driver, cyclists and witnesses in the area and determined not to recommend charges.

“The videos show that it wasn’t an assault that took place,” said Fincham. “If someone allegedly takes someone’s property then that person has the right to use some degree of force to apprehend the person. "The driver of the car is attempting to get his stolen property back from the cyclists, and according to the video there were no punches thrown.”

The video shows the driver getting out of his car to confront the cyclist. In an enraged voice, the driver can be heard shouting and swearing at the cyclist as he takes him down on the ground.

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